South East Queensland
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the South East Queensland across each industry sector. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in a particular industry depend on a number of factors:
- The availability and take-up of part-time work in the industry;
- The demands of jobs in the industry and requirement to work overtime;
- The age and family responsibilities of people working in the industry; and
- The gender profile of workers in the industry (due to family commitments, females are often more likely to work part-time).
Hours Worked data should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure, Occupation and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place of work
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| Local workers hours worked, 2021 | |||||||||
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| South East Queensland - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 131,093 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 46,616 | 3.1 | 3.4 | +84,477 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 189,415 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 165,935 | 11.2 | 11.0 | +23,480 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 163,988 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 146,103 | 9.8 | 9.4 | +17,885 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 203,866 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 180,183 | 12.1 | 12.0 | +23,683 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 373,665 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 298,728 | 20.1 | 19.3 | +74,937 | ||
| 40 hours | 290,076 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 266,421 | 17.9 | 17.2 | +23,655 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 139,309 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 138,144 | 9.3 | 9.4 | +1,165 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 199,618 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 217,626 | 14.7 | 16.4 | -18,008 | ||
| Not stated | 27,169 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 24,879 | 1.7 | 1.8 | +2,290 | ||
| Total Persons | 1,718,199 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,484,635 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +233,564 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the South East Queensland in 2021compared to Queensland within the South East Queensland shows that there was a higher proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 40.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 58.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the South East Queensland.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the South East Queensland and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who did not work (7.6% compared to 7.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (21.7% compared to 20.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (16.9% compared to 16.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (11.6% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the South East Queensland between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+84,477 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+74,937 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+23,683 local workers)
- 40 hours (+23,655 local workers)